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Working with these talented students through the spring semester on the overall theme of Atsmosphere with assignments like Pavilion of Silence and New Danish Museum for Danish Resistance, 1940 – 45 was beyond the usual. An emotional rollercoaster through real life events during winter through the relive of the appearing spring made the process and results unique of a kind.

Having 12 curious industrial design students with Professor David Morgan from Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City gave the phrase DESIGN CITY full meaning again.

The tightly woven visions of a CO2-neutral Capital City (2025) as part of Denmark's future status as fossil free society (2050) was explored in real time!

Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore with Associated Dean Tom Estad visited. Freshly flying in from Denmark's twin city state the group (27 PAX) engaged in half a day tour with a focus on Urban Quality of Life / Work-life balance / Sustainabillity as well as the welfare state.

The client wrote:
'Thanks so much for all you did to make our first day in Denmark a very enriching and rewarding experience. You gave us a great orientation to the country as well as the...

Our Spanish-born new freelance Guiding Architect VICENTE had the pleasure of guiding our first Brazilian group (30 PAX).

As the Danish incoming travel agency wrote to us;
`I just want to say that the architecture tours went very well and the group was extremely happy with the guide.
 Thank you very much for a great service!`

Ørestaden – the experimental future Business District of Copenhagen was explored for a whole day by the 90 PAX large group of students of furniture and interior design and their faculty.

Climate characteristics like wind, rain, and sun showed similarities to Dutch conditions and the need for creating urban micro climates once again proved its urgency in newly built urban fabrics.

Dealing with the challenge of climate change is yet another striking similarity which the two small...

Brownfield transformations was the focus for the 25 PAX Mayors group of St. Paul, Minnesota, US visit to Copenhagen with site visits to Ørestad / Carlsberg / Nordhavn and Tuborg.

Malmö was in focus for day two with visits to Hyllie / Western Harbour and Green Roof Institute before taking off for Stockholm.

Time for some good old fashioned ice skating fun - here ať the rink in Frederiksberg Garden, Copenhagen.

Romantic dates in a chaotic mix of young parents with kids under the lowhanging winter sun on a backdrop of a blue sky creates those long unique shadows.

The first of three building units at Krøyers Plads at Copenhagens harbourfront has been inaugurated. Sitting next to Denmark's Gourmet Lighthouse NOMA, the apartment building is the country's first to be marked with The Nordic Eco-label, given out by the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy, and Building to the team of COBE / VILHELM LAURITZEN ARCHITECTS.

The construction of the next two apartment blocks is ongoing and is expected to be completed at the end of 2015.